But I Shall Tell

Chapter 19 - Beshi(Best friend).

2017

"Well aren't you eager to leave?" Josea said.

She was in a white shirt and black pant. A slight touch of make up to the area above her eyes. She looked like a princess with her open hair that touched her cheeks and shoulders time to time.

"Aren't you, beshi?" Ashley said, and winked. Her hair was a barbie doll's pony tail. She wore a black jacket and a short. "Aren't you?"

"Come on, don't be a party pooper." Simon said. He was sitting in his green pajama and green t-shirt.

A weird combination?

"I'm Batman," Bruce said making everybody laugh. Not everybody. He had a Batman t-shirt and white jeans. A belt with a batman logo. A very big fan you could say.

"Don't touch my feelings," Maan said, looking at Bruce.

"I get it, I get it, you are a Batman fan too, Maan." Said Bruce. He heard an "oh" sound in a female's voice. He turned to find Ashley standing with a bow and removing her phone from her pocket.

"My friend," gesturing at Bruce, "beshi tops the chart." Ashley said. She was scrawling the phone's screen.

"I like Diana." Josea said, no body in particular.

"I know, but I got to go. I do not do pubs." Maan said. He was in a gray pajama and a red and black shirt. Hair like a fashion model crispy and crunchy, a bit long, long enough to fall in his eyes when he shook his head.

"Are you going to kill me?" Scott said to Ashley. He had already had two drinks so far.

"Not if beshi kills you first." She had finally found what she had been searching for. "Ah! Here it is, dedicated to all the Batman fans present in this room and all over the universe." Ashley said. The room fell silent.

"Multi-universe." Bruce interrupted.

"He is kind of right you know." Maan said, having a sip of his diet coke.

The smell of pizza was overwhelming, the added green pepper and jalapeno made it more spicy for the taste.

"The lady is speaking, so be quite," Josea giggled. She sat on a sofa with beside Simon with a red vine in a glass. He toes were pulling his belt.

The window was wide opened for the fresh air. Pigeon's pooping party was carried outside but in the neighbor's window.

Maan looked at Josea's toes and turned his gaze to Ashley who was ready for her turn.

"Beshi, I love you." She was drunk. "I love you." Ashley said.

"Aish!" said Josea, drinking another sip of her vine. "Beshi, I know you are drunk but don't open your feelings to this guy. He doesn't love you."

"She is enjoying, let her be." Maan said, waving a hand at Josea.

"It's okay love, she can take care of herself." Simon touched her toes and he saw her shiver. Was anyone paying any attention to them? "We are waiting, Ashley."He said.

"Okay, Ashley, my lady, my dinosaur, please talk." Scott said. He had finished his third drink.

Everyone laughed this time, even Ashley herself.

"Beshi, to Batman," she took a quick selfie. "The title is

'I'm Batman!'

Where I could say "My Rain"
I wish there would be a doorway.
I wish there would be a land far far away.
The magic spell would be 'Tortoise Teddy Bear.
And the magic moment would be ___.

I would wake up to see you smiling.
Walking and dancing.
Kissing,
My cheeks.
My lips.

Villages, by the garden gate we would grow.
Tomatoes of red.
Chilies of green.
Then fruits on the trees
And hopes on the leaves.

I would call you 'Diana'.
And you would wonder like a woman.
You would then stare and ask, if I was alright.
And I would reply,
"I'm Batman!".

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Josea looked at Maan but he was staring Ashley with a blush.

"That was wonderful," Bruce raised both his hands in the air. He then let them go and grabbed a beer.

"Thanks dumb, now you could sit down." Maan said, he tried not to look at Josea, whose eyes were still on him.

"I love you, beshi. But I know." She sat down on a foam bag. "I know, beshi. And I kind of feel sorry." Ashley said, turning from Maan to Josea.

A feeling of loss was on Ashley's face which Josea observed. She had known Ashley's feelings for a longer time, this was the first that Ashley was open about it. Was it the drink?

"Dumb, a too much drink for one night," Maan went near Ashley and sat on the floor. His hands gripped Ashley's. "You guys carry on, I'll sleep the night here. Someone's got to take care of this selfie queen." He said looking at every other face in the room.

"You win, just make sure you lock the door. It's Canada, we may find raccoons talking to the bath tub in the middle of the night." Scott said, rising on his feet. "Pub is so on." He walked towards the door and stood. His back now facing the door, "come on guys."

Putting her legs down, Josea wore her shoes and moved her hair to her back. The vine glass was on the table, she walked towards Ashley. Maan was still holding Ashley's hand and sitting on the floor.

"Beshi, hope you do not do anything stupid." She patted on Ashley's shoulder and looked at Maan. "Mr. Boring guy, please take care of her." Josea said. She had to lower her head to match Maan's eyes. Did she see how sad he looked?

"I will, just don't drink too much," Maan said. He signaled her with his head to go.

"Come on, love," Simon was waiting at the door with Scott and Bruce, "Debra and Joseph are waiting for us." He said.

"Beshi, you don't know." Ashley said.

Both, Maan and Josea turned to her at the same time. Who was it meant to? And what did she mean? She called beshi to them both, but it had to be one of them. Who was it?

"I won't do anything stupid, I'm an independent woman. Just go." Ashley said, taking another sip of her drink. Her other hand was held firmly by Maan.

"See you in the morning." Josea said.

They all moved out of the door locking it behind them.